FORMER Wanderers skipper Kevin Nolan hopes the club are over the worst of their financial problems. Though distraught at the thought staff at the University of Bolton Stadium have been offered the use of a food bank for essential supplies, Nolan
TWO young people were taken to hospital after being badly injured in a car crash. A teenage boy and girl were taken to Bolton Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after a car crash in Red Lane, Breightmet. The pair were passengers in a
THE new Mayor of Bolton will celebrate “simple acts of kindness”, she told councillors as she was appointed on Wednesday. Cllr Hilary Fairclough wants to create a Mayor’s Award for community involvement to thank Bolton’s unsung heroes. In her
ADMINISTRATORS have been appointed at the Bolton Whites Hotel as it prepared to open its doors once again. Andrew Hosking, Sean Bucknall and Michael Kiely, partners at business advisory firm Quantuma, have been appointed joint administrators of
The House on Cold Hill Manchester Opera House Until Saturday ALWAYS dreamt of living in a old country manor, well the reality could very well turn into a nightmare as shown in the stage play of Peter James’ ghost story The House on Cold Hill
THOSE concerned about terminal illness got onboard when the Marie Curie bus visited Bolton town centre this week. The double-decker was in Victoria Square to spread the word about the care and support the charity provides for people living with
WALKING down Newport Street from the bus/rail interchange you find Pharmac. Is it a rainwear establishment? It’s across from a select bargains type of shop, as are so many others in this area. Don’t get me started about the trees — they seem
A NEW running club is celebrating success after 150 people took part in the group's first ever race. North Bolton Runners only became an affiliated club in January but drafted in Bolton Olympian Stuart Stokes, to help with a 10km race last weekend
The M61 is now being reopened, with closures removed in both directions. Delays are expected as the traffic clears. The M61 was closed in both directions from Farnworth to Kearsley, as police attended to a man on a bridge. The motorway
SOMETHING strange landed in the town centre this week as cameras rolled into Victoria Square for a new Netflix thriller series. Entitled The Stranger, the show is the latest TV series and film production to lend Bolton a starring role, following
MUSEUM exhibits will be brought to life at Bolton Museum. Museum Monologues is a series of live performances featuring the stories of five of Bolton’s LGBTQ pioneers. The unique event has been organised to coincide with the museum’s current
PERMISSION to potentially create four new units inside the Market Place has been granted by planning officials. An application for listed building consent was submitted by the Moorgarth Group - who own the Grade II listed shopping centre. If
MORE THAN 27,000 children live in poverty in Bolton in what one group says is becoming the norm in the North West. MARY NAYLOR reports. JUST under 37 per cent of Bolton's children are living in poor homes, struggling to eat and coming to school
A WELL-USED bus link will be extended after its initial success. The Logistics North Local Link service was introduced in 2016 but has become increasingly popular with travellers. It currently stops at Farnworth, Atherton, Daisy Hill, Little
NEW mayors are being elected across Bolton after the recent town council elections. On Monday night, Westhoughton had its own mayor making, naming the town mayor and chairman of the town council. Cllr David Wilkinson was elected to take the
A MAN cleared of raping a young girl and sexually assaulting her friend has told how he contemplated suicide in the months leading up to his trial. In November last year a jury failed to reach verdicts after 63-year-old grandfather David Fielding
TRIBUTES to Doris Day have poured in this week as the news broke on Monday of her death, aged 97. Doris Day was lauded as the last remaining icon of Hollywood's Golden Age and made a name for herself first as a singer, then as the highest earning
A TEENAGER who kept calm under pressure to help a car crash victim has been recognised. Michael Norman, who lives in Atherton, was walking in Bag Lane to get a bus to school in February when a motorbike crashed into a car. The 15-year-old watched
A FIRE spread to a garage in the early hours after a wheelie bin was left alight outside a family home. Fire crews were called to Shurmer Street in Bolton at 2.45am. A resident heard a loud bang, believed to be a small explosion, and discovered
IT began, as so many great tales do, with a chat in the pub. Bolton Wanderers’ assistant manager, Steve Parkin, had recently learned the news that one of his players, Stephen Darby, had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The former
ADMINISTRATORS went to work yesterday to find a new buyer for Bolton Wanderers. First team manager Phil Parkinson joined employees at the stadium to hear from joint administrator Paul Appleton, who mapped out his plan for the coming weeks.
Every week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects CHRISTOPHER DAWSON, aged 28, is wanted for a fail to appear warrant at Bolton Magistrates' Court. His whereabouts are unknown and he has links to Winchester Way and
A MAN accused of killing Breightmet mum Maggie Smythe has denied murdering her. At a plea hearing at Bolton Crown Court Christopher Taylor appeared via a video link from prison to enter his 'not guilty' plea. Taylor, aged 39, of Greenroyd Avenue
A NEW cafe and bakery could be coming to Bolton. A former fabric shop in Astley Bridge could become a cafe and bakery if plans are passed. The owner of Alvi’s Exclusive Fabrics in Blackburn Road has informed the council of his intentions to make
END Child Poverty is calling for a cross-party plan to help eliminate the problem of children living in need in the UK. The group is calling for an ambitious plan to achieve this. It wants cuts to benefits to be reversed, restoring the link between
A THIRD of people say they double their spending on non-essentials on payday, a survey has found. Some 32 per cent of people double their discretionary spending on the day they get their hands on their pay packet, according to Post Office Money
HUNDREDS gathered to break the Ramadan fast together in an evening filled with community spirit. Makkah Mosque in Great Lever welcomed the wider community to its fourth annual community Iftar on Friday night. The event was attended by more
ONCE again Warburtons has put Bolton in the global spotlight. The family baker is delighting audiences again with its witty TV advert for its latest tasty twist on a bread product. This time, on the heels of Sylvester Stallone, The Muppets, and
TENANTS at a seven-bedroom shared house could be affected by a council decision to turn down a plans to change the status of the property. Officers at the town hall have refused permission to continue using the Westhoughton property as a seven-bedroom
